Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Willows area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hebburn South , and the 255th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Willows (NE31 2QG) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Hebburn South average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (NE31 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clyde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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